On Monday May 27th I began to unpack my…
On Monday May 27th I began to unpack my case at my hotel in Surrey after I had flown down from Glasgow to Heathrow T5 late pm. I realised there had been a mix up with cases and I had the wrong one so immediately headed back to HT5 to try and find where my own case was, as well as returning the one i had safely back to the correct person. It was midnight by now, and i came across the BT staff on the arrivals floor who were simply not interested in helping me. They were finishing their shift soon so why would they wish to help an upset passenger ? So I was told to come back in the morning at 9am when lost property opened but they would just have been as well telling me directly they just couldn't care less. It was obvious.
So I went back down to the arrivals floor and, after walking about for a few minutes, I found a gentleman named Aatif Aslam who is the night security manager. Aatif was aware of what had happened, myself and another traveller had taken each others cases which were similar in size and appearance by accident, but the other traveller was still around as he had a tracker in his case so had tracked it on the way to Surrey and back to Heathrow. I handed the case i had back to the correct passenger, we exchanged our pleasantries, and the gent headed off.
Aatif had stored my case safely earlier, and showed a real interest in helping me. He was incredibly busy with work but advised me where to go and wait on him and he or someone would be with me within half an hour. He was as good as his word and sent his colleague John, also really helpful, to meet me and take me to my case. There was some really important belongings and equipment in my case so I was just so relieved to get it back.
Thanks to Aatif, and John, for 5 star customer service and empathy. Many thanks, Regards Kevin.
June 25, 2024
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